O uso de acervos digitais como auxiliar para a conservação de peças de madeira: o caso do naufrágio de Pacatuba, Sergipe

Abstract

The paradigms of a digital collection involve different formation processes, which range from the identification of objects in situ to their upload on online websites. For the construction of the collection, this monograph will use the remains of a Dutch-origin wooden shipwreck identified in the northern zone of Sergipe, specifically in the village of Boca da Barra, in the city of Pacatuba, in an area of land and river interface, associated with the mouth of the São Francisco River. In this way, preceding the development of the digital collection, the work seeks to present the study of the pieces, introducing the context, with the steps of material screening, conservation and preservation measures, as well as the study of historical events in the region. After the conclusion of the artifact contextualization stage, the methodological phase begins, with the execution of the conservation of the pieces and the construction of an action protocol to safeguard them, and finally, the creation of 3D models; this process allows the detailed documentation of the wood. In general, the work uses interdisciplinarity between the branches of aquatic environment archaeology, historical archaeology, public archaeology, and digital archaeology to present preservation criteria for waterlogged wood.